![]() When I read through old hymnbooks or stumble across a new-to-me prayerful poem from a bygone era, what strikes me most is a sense of spiritual kinship. Like the perennials in our gardens, these beautiful gifts return year after year to remind us of the goodness of our God and the hope that we have. ![]() Whatever church you attend, you probably still sing – at least occasionally – hymns that were penned many generations ago. Hymns today are experiencing a resurgence. This lovingly curated collection of hymns, written by women over the past few centuries, includes works by: Anna Letitia Waring, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Fanny Crosby, Frances Ridley Havergal, Charlotte Elliott, Anne Steele, Caroline Maria Noel, Sarah Williams, Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane, Catharina von Schlegel (translated by Jane Borthwick), Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Anne Ross Cousin, Maria Straub, Elizabeth Singer Rowe, Harriet Parr, Ada Ruth Habershon, Isabel Stevenson, Emily Huntington Miller, Katherine Hankey, Annie Sherwood Hawks, Susan Warner, Anna Bartlett Warner, Mary Ann Maitland, Elizabeth Codner, Elizabeth Prentiss, Cecil Frances Alexander, Elizabeth Scott, Cora Berford Evans, Amelia Alderson Opie, Priscilla Jane Owens, and Mary Ann Kidder. ![]() ![]() Hymns & Prayerful Poems by Great Women of the Church: A compilation including works by Anna Letitia Waring, Fanny Crosby, and Christina Georgina Rossetti ![]()
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